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[[how_to_create_a_samba_share]]
= How to create a Samba share
:toc:
Samba allows for Windows and other clients to connect to file share directories on Linux hosts. It implements the server message block (SMB) protocol. This guide covers creating a shared file location on a Fedora machine that can be accessed by other computers on the local network.
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$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
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[[sharing_a_directory_under_your_home]]
== Sharing a directory under your home
[[sharing_a_directory_inside_home]]
== Sharing a directory inside /home
In this example you will share a directory under your home directory, accessible only by your user.
In this example you will share a directory inside your home directory, accessible only by your user.
Samba does not use the operating system users for authentication, so
your user account must be duplicated in Samba. So if your account is
"jane" on the host, the user "jane" must also be added to Samba. While the usernames must match, the passwords can be different.
Samba does not use the operating system users for authentication, so your user account must be duplicated in Samba. So if your account is
`jane` on the host, the user `jane` must also be added to Samba. While the usernames must match, the passwords can be different.
Create a user called "jane" in Samba:
Create a user called `jane` in Samba:
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$ sudo smbpasswd -a jane
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Remember that a Samba user must also be a system user, in order to
respect filesystem permissions. This example creates a system group
"myfamily" for two new users "jack" and "maria".
`myfamily` for two new users `jack` and `maria`.
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$ sudo groupadd myfamily
$ sudo useradd -G myfamily jack
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[[change_a_samba_user_password]]
=== Change a samba user password
Remember: the system user and Samba user passwords can be different. The
system user is mandatory in order to handle filesystem permissions.
[TIP]
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Remember: the system user and Samba user passwords can be different. The system user is needed in order to handle filesystem permissions.
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$ sudo smbpasswd maria
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$ tail -f /var/log/samba/log.smbd
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You can increase the verbosity by adding this to the [global] section of
You can increase the verbosity by adding this to the `[global]` section of
`/etc/samba/smb.conf`:
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